Total Crime Rate

280.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.2 9/10
  • Other theft 74.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plymouth Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plymouth Close (SR7 8HF) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 152.5% higher than the Deneside average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plymouth Close (SR7 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastdene Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plymouth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holyhead Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Ryton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Essex Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Essex Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dawlish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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